[Pure-Hearted Little Rabbit vs. Bloodthirsty Big Bad Wolf]
[If Big Brother Can Do It, So Can I]
Qi Ran was the envy of every woman in the capital. Born into a noble family, she was cherished by her parents, and her childhood sweetheart, the Crown Prince, doted on her as well.
If nothing went wrong, she was destined for a life of honor, comfort, and lasting good fortune.
That was what she thought, too, until after their wedding.
She gradually discovered that her once kind and magnanimous husband had changed completely. He had become a sinister Crown Prince who used underhanded means to eliminate his rivals. Eventually, whenever she saw that familiar yet unfamiliar face, an endless fear would take root within her.
And every time they shared a bed, he demanded more and more, never satisfied.
Qi Ran could not understand why. Then she noticed a strange red mole on his back, and began to suspect more than ever that the man before her might not actually be her Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince was born frail and sickly. To suppress his many brothers, who coveted his position as heir, he knew his life was short and sought out his twin brother, Wen Yinghuai, who had been abandoned and raised outside the palace as a child.
Unlike his benevolent elder brother, Wen Yinghuai was born cruel and sinister, with a calculating mind. He was a hypocrite with a knife hidden up his sleeve.
When his brother proposed that he take his place for good, Wen Yinghuai's mind conjured Qi Ran's face. He remembered how especially tempting and easy to deceive she had seemed when she mistook him for his brother before...
After Qi Ran grew suspicious, she desperately searched for the truth, piece by piece, only to fall step by step into the trap that man had laid. Before the real Crown Prince's tomb, the truth was ugly, and Qi Ran wept bitterly.
Wen Yinghuai's scorching fingers covered the back of her neck. Disgusted, he wiped away the tears she had shed for someone else, his gaze both chilling and passionate. "Ranran, you really shouldn't have loved that good-for-nothing."
[Both Leads Are Virgins, Old-School Setting, Over-the-Top Drama, Coercive Possessiveness]
Theme: Yearn for the light, and let your heart be kind.